Don Ameche
American actor (1908–1993)
- Born May 31, 1908
- 3 movies
Don Ameche was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian who became a major radio star in the early 1930s, leading to a 20th Century Fox contract in 1935. He later worked on Broadway and in television, hosting NBC's International Showtime. A late career revival began with Trading Places, and he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Cocoon and the Volpi Cup for Things Change.
Don Ameche appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1983 to 1988. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Landis (2), Eddie Murphy (2).
Known for
- Cocoon (1985). Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- Trading Places (1983). Played a villain in the comedy hit that began his late revival.
- Things Change (1988). Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
- Coming to America (1988). One of his later film credits, released in 1988.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Don Ameche been in?
- Don Ameche appears in Coming to America (1988), Cocoon (1985) and Trading Places (1983) on The Remote.
- When was Don Ameche born?
- Don Ameche was born on 31 May 1908.
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